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Hollywood returns to the 'Iron' Age

By: Jared Rutecki

The Columbus Dispatch - May 03, 2013 12:00 PM

If you're picking a fight, it's best not to pick a fight with a superhero. Moviemakers followed
the modified advice of Jim Croce, and they decided not to mess around with Tony Stark at the box
office this weekend in
Iron Man 3.

Iron Man 3 is the best and almost the only movie released this weekend. The third
installment of the series kicks off the summer blockbuster season in the first weekend of May.

Stark, played with great focus by Robert Downey Jr., faces off against Mandarin (Ben Kingsley)
and a scientist played by Guy Pearce in Part 3. Actors in return engagements exist in the form
of Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Happy (Jon Favreau) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle).

The action explodes and the performances are strong, although the movie is limited by the
implausibility of some of its plot constructs, according to Dispatch critic Frank Gabrenya. It is,
however, lifted by its humorous tone.

"
Iron Man 3 sways gradually between intense action outbursts and intimate moments that
would seem like serious lulls if Downey weren’t on hand to sharpen the proceedings," Gabrenya said
in his review. "Although the political subtext of the original is largely abandoned, the
series’ tongue remains firmly lodged in its cheek."